tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56312377478798953692017-08-16T00:26:32.902-07:00About AdditiveAbout Additive - A blog focus on additives, food additives, feed additives, plastic additives, fuel additives, chemical additives etc.Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-43400997195544805612012-12-26T01:08:00.000-08:002012-12-26T01:09:43.188-08:00High Frequency of Use of Additives in Children's Food in ChinaThe first non-profit organizations that focus on children's environmental education "iearth - Love the Earth" recently released the "Children in 9 cities in China Intake of Food Additives Investigation Report". The survey shows that children's intake of food additives in China is not optimistic. - press of Xinhua Beijing, December 26 (Reporter Zhang Xi)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pvinvISQiPo/UNq9vbNoZiI/AAAAAAAAAYA/4RGUnYCHOww/s1600/Children+Snacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pvinvISQiPo/UNq9vbNoZiI/AAAAAAAAAYA/4RGUnYCHOww/s400/Children+Snacks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />The questionnaire survey was conducted from June 2012 to July 39 primary schools in nine cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Shenyang carry. and the report shows that 34% of the surveyed children occasionally or frequently feel unwell for snacking. <br /><br />The report said, the potential hazards of the nine types of children often eat snacks, including instant noodles, ham, candied fruit, jelly, ice cream, cookies, chewing gum, potato chips, milky tea, etc.. Ham, for example, the the ham sample survey, nitrite utilization rate up to 85.71%, while the long-term heavy intake of nitrites, amines reaction in the human body to generate carcinogenic nitrosamines.<br /><br />The survey figures show that 7% of children eat instant noodles everyday, 8% of the children eat jelly everyday, 9% of children's eat potato chips daily, 11% of children eat ham everyday, 10% of children eat confection and milky tea everyday, the ratio of children with a daily consumption of chewing gum and biscuits is 15%, and in summer, the proportion of children eat ice cream every day is up to 26%.<br /><br />The above foods listed are all have been added one or more types of additives, noted in the report, however, the So far, iearth has not yet collected the evidence or research on the security of a variety of mixed-use food additives, and whether toxic substances will produced between the different additives is still has no clear answer.<br /><br />Research conclusions show thesurveyed children eat food additive-containing foods are generally high frequency, there may be a potential risk; and a large number of food additives which are not allowed to be applied in the infant food, remains widespread in food that young children often eat; food additives which are&nbsp; banned in Europe and the United States countries are still widely eaten in our country, such as carmine, tartrazine, sunset yellow, light blue and so on.<br /><br />The experts called for the children's parents should be aware of food additives are not safe for children, if your children enjoy eating snacks in long-term heavy, which will causing long-term damages to the children's health.<br /><br /><b>* Oroginally posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/12/high-frequency-of-use-of-additives-in.html" target="_blank">About Additive</a></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-80378387793129641272012-08-28T21:03:00.000-07:002012-08-29T19:32:03.504-07:00Try Mosquito Repellents with DEET now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wgPCRv9Xr2g/UD2T02FTi2I/AAAAAAAAAXc/c0Y1Y4djCnQ/s1600/Insect+Repellents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wgPCRv9Xr2g/UD2T02FTi2I/AAAAAAAAAXc/c0Y1Y4djCnQ/s200/Insect+Repellents.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><b>Brief: </b>If you decide to try insect repellents, Consumer Reports recommends repellents with DEET as the active ingredient.<br /><br />Consumer Reports recommends repellents with DEET as the active ingredient as a way to avoid mosquito bites.<br /><br />Products that combine sunscreen with mosquito repellent have been shown to be less effective.<br /><br />As the West Nile outbreak grows, many may be looking for the best ways to avoid mosquito bites.<br /><br />If you decide to try insect repellents, Consumer Reports recommends repellents with DEET as the active ingredient.<br /><br />The sprays were tested by applying the product to the testers' arms, and measuring how much time elapsed before the tester was bitten by a mosquito after he had placed his arms in a mosquitoes-filled cage. <br /><br />For the four products that topped ranking, there were no bites after eight hours. Consumer Reports does not recommend using products that combine sunscreen with insect repellent.<br /><br /><b>* Oroginally posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/08/try-mosquito-repellents-with-deet-now.html" target="_blank">About Additive</a></b><br /><br />Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-26947995186797866812012-07-19T20:06:00.002-07:002012-07-19T20:16:12.495-07:00Another Diary Enterprise in China Exposed for its Food Safety ProblemFollowing the case occurred with Yili Milk powder for its mercury content exceeds, another giant dairy enterprise in China also be exposed for its quality problems.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xywA3cGUYqc/UAjKYuO1g1I/AAAAAAAAAWw/j6wdFZ6H9Lc/s1600/About+Additive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xywA3cGUYqc/UAjKYuO1g1I/AAAAAAAAAWw/j6wdFZ6H9Lc/s200/About+Additive.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Recently, a consumer exposed on its weibo that part of Guangming brand dairy products(U-Best milk) have been mixed with cleaning alkaline water, then Bright Dairy followed with explanation on its official website, and recalls this patch of contaminated products.<br /><br />An investigation conducted by the bureau Wednesday found that food-grade lye that was used to clean pipes had leaked into and contaminated a production line at one of the company's plants on Monday, a bureau spokesman said early Thursday, China Daily Reported.<br /><br />The food-grade lye mentioned in the above report is food-grade alkaline water, food-grade alkaline is used as curing agent and meat tenderizer as food additive.<br /><br />The food-grade alkaline is different with industrial alkali, the later is extremely corrosive, and is generally used as drain opener and detergent.<br /><br />Just from the melamine milk event occurred in 2008, most of major dairy enterprises in China had been exposed public frequently for food safety quality problems.<br /><br />From the end of last year, Mengniu milk be found contains excessive aflatoxin(a type of carcinogen) , then recently Yili’s baby formula and whey powder be exposed that contained excessive mercury, all these food safety events cause Chinese people left little confidence to their domestic dairy products…<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>* Originally Posted: <span class="post-labels"><a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/07/another-diary-enterprise-in-china.html" target="_blank">About Additive</a></span></b></span>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-25767276915638634302012-06-20T23:19:00.001-07:002012-06-20T23:22:00.159-07:00Caramel Used in Cola Drinks may Cause Cancer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcMFP0deXpQ/T-K8wuNtr8I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/Q_opvNV7eOE/s1600/Cola+Drinks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcMFP0deXpQ/T-K8wuNtr8I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/Q_opvNV7eOE/s200/Cola+Drinks.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><b>Brief: </b>Cola Drinks was reported to be carcinogenic: An ingredient used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi is a cancer risk and should be banned, an influential lobby group has claimed. but Coca-Cola rejected the CSPI's concerns, so should we to throw away Coca Coke from now on?<br /><br />An ingredient used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi is a cancer risk and should be banned, an influential lobby group has claimed. <br /><br />The concerns relate to an artificial brown colouring agent that the researchers say could be causing thousands of cancers.‘The caramel colouring used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and other foods is contaminated with two cancer-causing chemicals and should be banned,’said the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a health lobby group based in Washington, DC.<br /><br />This next morning Coca-Cola rejected the CSPI's concerns. A spokesman said: 'Our beverages are completely safe. CSPI's statement irresponsibly insinuates that the caramel used in our beverages is unsafe and&nbsp; maliciously raises cancer concerns among consumers. This does a disservice to the very public for which CSPI purports to serve. Studies show that the caramel we use does not cause cancer.’<br /><br />* Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/06/caramel-used-in-cola-drinks-may-cause.html" target="_blank">About Additive </a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-45347009052826491362012-05-28T00:58:00.002-07:002012-05-28T01:01:02.298-07:00Gelatin Panic, Spreads From Yogurt to Mini-Dumplings in ChinaJust another week in the life of a Chinese housewife: first it was yogurt made from old shoes, then tea tainted with pesticides and now comes news that even the sacred xiaolongbao – small steamed dumplings, the signature dish of Shanghai – may be harbouring dangerous additives.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nk2fawcu8Qc/T8Mv1L3E7gI/AAAAAAAAAV4/qLGn-5QYv7k/s1600/Gelatin+Yogurt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nk2fawcu8Qc/T8Mv1L3E7gI/AAAAAAAAAV4/qLGn-5QYv7k/s320/Gelatin+Yogurt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The week began with stories in Chinese newspapers claiming that industrial gelatin extracted from old shoes was being used to thicken the new "solid" yogurts which have proved wildly popular for several local dairies in China, where sour milk products were previously drunk rather than spooned.<br /><br />Then came a report from Greenpeace claiming that even the pride of Chinese teas are tainted by excessive pesticide residues.<br /><br />And now it is the turn of the humble dumpling. Shanghainese awoke on Friday to stories in state-owned media denying that their beloved dumplings are being made with commercial gelatin rather than homemade pigskin jelly. Such a denial is a sure signal to most Shanghainese, schooled by decades of deceptive state news management, that things are not right in the dumpling world.<br /><br />Foreign residents of Shanghai – many of whom are themselves devotees of the xiaolongbao – might possibly prefer commercial gelatin to "pig skin jelly" in their dumplings anyway. But true Shanghainese say that jellied pigskin is the key ingredient in a true Shanghai dumpling. According to state media, the skin must be chopped up and boiled for hours, then cooled until it forms a gelly and can be added to the dumpling's stuffing: without doing so, it might be a dumpling – but it can't be a xiaolongbao.<br /><br />In truth, the dumpling story may be proof more of a general gelatin panic than a real xiaolongbao crisis: Monday's story about gelatin in yogurt, which caused a bit of an social media panic, may well have spawned Friday's story about gelatin in dumplings.<br /><br />The yogurt panic was prompted by a microblog entry by an anchorman from CCTV, the state broadcaster, warning consumers not to eat solid yogurt, because he said an investigation had revealed that "The inside story is horrible".<br /><br />He later deleted the posts, and the head of the China Daily Industry Association denied the story in state media. But at the local supermarket, the shelves were full of unsold thickened yogurts on Friday, suggesting that shoppers may still be suffering from gelatophobia.<br /><br />Song Kungang of the China Dairy Industry Association said producers would not dare do anything so blatant as to add banned industrial gelatin to their yogurts. In a country that, scarcely four years ago, found hundreds of thousands of children sickened by the addition of the chemical melamine to their infant formula, it may be hard to pacify the public with that kind of logic.<br /><br />China's dairy industry has never been short on chutzpah, and rightly or wrongly, many consumers think the industry would not let a few old shoes stand in the way of a bit more profit.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/05/gelatin-panic-spreads-from-yogurt-to.html" target="_blank">About Additive </a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-47777313357804640052012-04-17T01:32:00.000-07:002012-04-17T01:52:45.347-07:00Starbucks Drinks May Dangerous to Asthma Sufferers?<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Brief: </b>Do there are bugs in coffee? According to U.S. media reports, the Starbucks coffee chain announced that they will switch to cochineal extract as the color pigment to their </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Strawberry Frappuccinos</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> drink thus to reduce the use of artificial colors. However, the experts pointed out that this insect coloring agent may be sensitive to allergic asthma patients.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ga-JBHAAd8/T40p22tTPQI/AAAAAAAAAVc/2h9NgMQB2N8/s1600/Starbucks+Strawberry+Frappuccinos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ga-JBHAAd8/T40p22tTPQI/AAAAAAAAAVc/2h9NgMQB2N8/s320/Starbucks+Strawberry+Frappuccinos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><br />Have you ever wondered how Starbucks makes their Strawberry Frappuccinos look so vibrantly pink? The pink hue is thanks to crushed up insects, according to new information provided by the coffee chain giant.<br /><br />In a statement released by Starbucks, the company has revealed that they use cochineal extract, which is the ground-up bodies of insects, as a dye for the popular rose-coloured beverage. Bugs from mainly Mexico and South America are dried out before they are ground and used in the milky-based Frappuccino drink.<br /><br />As stomach-turning as it may sound, the ingredient is in fact harmless. Commonly used to help liven up the dull hues of jams, meats, cheese, baked goods, alcoholic drinks and more, cochineal extract has been used as a colouring agent in food and drinks for centuries. It has been deemed safe by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration.<br /><br />Starbucks said it had decided to use cochineal extract to help limit the use of artificial ingredients in its products. 'At Starbucks, we strive to carry products that meet a variety of dietary lifestyles and needs,' the statement read. 'While the strawberry base isn't a vegan product, it helps us move away from artificial dyes.’<br /><br />But the all-natural matter is not entirely free of health risks. The World Health Organisation has found that cochineal extract may cause asthma in some people. Others may see an allergic reaction.<br /><br />Vegan fans may not be happy with its inclusion either. ThisDishIsVegetarian.com, an animal rights and eco-friendly news site, labels the extract non-vegan.</span></span><br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/04/starbucks-coffee-may-dangerous-to.html" target="_blank">About Additive </a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-17151923495049463372012-03-26T00:05:00.002-07:002012-04-17T01:49:34.835-07:00Japan will Approve Saccharin Sodium as a Food Additive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gYXoxruDK-c/T3AVJxJ0pRI/AAAAAAAAAVU/fKLXvTVMFLk/s1600/Saccharin+Sodium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gYXoxruDK-c/T3AVJxJ0pRI/AAAAAAAAAVU/fKLXvTVMFLk/s320/Saccharin+Sodium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />March 13, 2012, Japan released the G/SPS/N/JPN/295 bulletin: Modify the Food Sanitation Law, and the Food and Food Additive Standards Implementing Regulations. and Approve saccharin calcium be a food additive, to develop the substance of the standards, and to amend the standard of saccharin sodium .<br /><br />The proposed date of the approval, publicaiton of this notification will be released after the final date of review as soon as possible, and the proposed date of take effect will take effect after a certain grace period,&nbsp; and the final date for receiving feedbacks is May 12, 2012.<br /><br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/03/japan-will-approve-saccharin-sodium-as.html" target="_blank">About Additive</a><br /><br /><br />Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-32957276439074482852012-02-19T23:09:00.000-08:002012-04-17T01:50:01.254-07:00High-Tech Creat Out New Drinks<br />Cooking is one big science experiment. Now chefs have been gaining fame for more explicit use of scientific techniques and tools in the kitchen.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XYODN2K1CQM/T0HxbxyteoI/AAAAAAAAAVE/KOJyTrDSy2E/s1600/New+Drink+-+About+Additive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XYODN2K1CQM/T0HxbxyteoI/AAAAAAAAAVE/KOJyTrDSy2E/s320/New+Drink+-+About+Additive.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><br /><br />Now, according to an article in the December issue of Physics World, mixologists -- the folks behind the bar -- are getting into the act. They're borrowing tools from the labs to create wild new libations.<br /><br />Here's one example. Alcohol is better than water at delivering flavors and aromas, since many of its molecules aren't water-soluble.<br /><br />Plant material is fermented and then heated to extract the alcohol that contains those flavors --- that's distillation. But the heat produced during the distillation process will destroy some aroma molecules.<br /><br />Enter the scientists' rotary evaporator, somewhere it is rather like a mist evaporator. When the fermented liquid goes in the rotating container, the pressure is lowered, so volatile components evaporate. Then a cool coil condenses the vapor back into liquid.<br /><br />One mixologist in London used this technique to make a mild habañero liqueur. The spicy capsaicin isn't volatile --- so it gets left behind. The final product has the fruity and floral flavors of chili peppers with none of the searing heat.<br /><br />For more proof, go to the article "Cocktail Physics" at physicsworld.com. Thanks<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/02/high-tech-creat-out-new-drinks.html" target="_blank">About Additive</a><a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/02/high-tech-creat-out-new-drinks.html" target="_blank"> </a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-41417621014584241342012-01-12T23:59:00.000-08:002012-04-17T01:50:39.944-07:00Fungicides Found in Orange Juice, Coca-Cola told Gov't<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hR0ba_yMzTk/Tw_kR80ZksI/AAAAAAAAAU0/HUDFJdHQ0-o/s1600/fungicide+in+orange+juice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hR0ba_yMzTk/Tw_kR80ZksI/AAAAAAAAAU0/HUDFJdHQ0-o/s320/fungicide+in+orange+juice.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br />Cola-Cola Co. said Wednesday it found an unapproved fungicide in orange juice made by Coke and its competitors, and alerted federal regulators that some Brazilian growers had sprayed trees with the substance.<br /><br />The beverage giant, which makes Simply Orange and Minute Maid, would not say which brands had shown the fungicide. Both brands contain juice from Brazil.<br /><br />The Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have said orange juice is safe to drink and the levels found are below levels of concern.<br /><br />Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, which makes the Minute Maid and Simply Orange brands of orange juice, said Thursday it had notified FDA of the low levels of the fungicide carbendazim in the company's orange juice and in competitors' juice. The FDA had said Monday that an unnamed company had told the agency about the fungicide and confirmed Wednesday the company was Coca-Cola.<br /><br />Neither the FDA nor the company said which orange juice products tested positive. Carbendazim is not currently approved for use on citrus in the United States, but it is used to combat mold on orange trees in Brazil, which exports orange juice to the United States. Fungicides are used to control fungi or fungal spores in agriculture.<br /><br />The FDA said Coca-Cola found levels up to 35 parts per billion of the fungicide, far below the European Union's maximum residue level of 200 parts per billion. The U.S. government has not established an official maximum residue level for carbendazim in orange juice.<br /><br />The Environmental Protection Agency has said a risk assessment of carbendazim showed no risks at up to 80 parts per billion, but officials believe real levels of concern are much higher.<br /><br />"The residues we have seen reported at 35 parts per billion are thousands of times below the concentration that would raise safety concerns," said EPA spokeswoman Betsaida Alcantara.<br /><br />Coca-Cola spokesman Dan Schafer said: "This is an industry issue that affects every company that produces products in the U.S. using orange juice from Brazil."<br /><br />Most orange juice products made by Coke and other companies contain a blend of juice from different sources including Brazil. In addition to Coca-Cola, Pepsico Inc.'s Tropicana brand is one of the largest U.S. orange juice producers. A spokesman for Tropicana declined to say whether the company had done its own testing for the fungicide.<br /><br />The FDA has begun testing shipments of orange juice at the border and will detain any that contain more than 10 parts per billion of the chemical. Because the fungicide is not approved for use in the United States, any amount found in food is illegal, but FDA spokeswoman Siobhan Delancey said any amount below 10 parts per billion isn't measurable. All tests released by the agency so far have been negative, she said.<br /><br />The agency said it won't remove any juice currently on store shelves because it doesn't believe the levels of residue are harmful, though that juice is also being tested.<br /><br />In the letter to the Juice Products Association earlier this week, FDA official Nega Beru asked the industry to ensure that suppliers in Brazil, the world's largest orange producer, and other countries stop using the fungicide.<br /><br />"If the agency identifies orange juice with carbendazim at levels that present a public health risk, it will alert the public and take the necessary action to ensure that the product is removed from the market," he said.<br /><br />Orange juice for March delivery fell 10 cents, or 5.3 percent, to $1.781 per pound on Wednesday. Coca-Cola Co. shares fell 49 cents to close at $67.57 and Pepsico Inc. shares fell 39 cents to close at $64.62.<br /><br />The fungicide discovery comes after the FDA said it would also step up testing for arsenic in apple juice. FDA officials said last year that the agency is considering tightening restrictions for the levels of arsenic allowed in the juice after consumer groups pushed the agency to crack down on the contaminant.<br /><br />Studies show that apple juice has generally low levels of arsenic, and the government says it is safe to drink. But consumer advocates say the FDA is allowing too much of the chemical - which is sometimes natural, sometimes man made - into apple juices often consumed by children.<br /><br />Patty Lovera of the advocacy group Food and Water Watch said the FDA and the Agriculture Department, which also oversees food imports, should have a better system for tracking potential contaminants in food.<br /><br />"It seems like we keep playing catch up chemical by chemical," she said. "As we import more and more, this isn't going to be the last time this happens."<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2012/01/fungicides-found-in-orange-juice-coca.html" target="_blank">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-87119393398486413522011-11-29T00:32:00.001-08:002011-11-29T00:35:53.690-08:00A New Trump Card to Against 3 p.m. Slump - Have an Egg!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_c3xKgweyiU/TtSZBt-CzGI/AAAAAAAAAUk/vpI5631VO6E/s1600/Have+an+Egg%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_c3xKgweyiU/TtSZBt-CzGI/AAAAAAAAAUk/vpI5631VO6E/s320/Have+an+Egg%2521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />The other afternoon I hit a classic mid-afternoon slump. Sleepy and sluggish, I grabbed for a bit of chocolate. But I probably should have had egg whites or maybe a piece of steak. Because a recent study in mice has found that it's protein, not sugar, that provides the perk.<br /><br />Brain cells called orexin cells secrete a stimulant that makes us energetic and tells the body to burn calories. If the cells' activity decreases, narcolepsy or sudden sleepiness, is the result. The work is published in the journal Neuron. <br />[Mahesh M. Karnani et al., "Activation of Central Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons by Dietary Amino Acids"]<br /><br />Scientists marked orexin cells in mice brains so they would fluoresce. Then they tracked the cells’ activity after feeding the mice different kinds of food. <br /><br />Turns out that glucose blocks the function of the orexin cells. This effect might be the main reason for the desired post-lunch siesta. But the researchers also found that amino acids stop the glucose action, keeping the cells active and the mice alert. So next time I get that 3 p.m. slow down, I'll have an egg. If I'm alert enough to remember.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/11/new-trump-card-to-against-3-pm-slump.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-80580852637097288852011-10-25T01:43:00.000-07:002011-10-25T01:47:03.537-07:00Eat More Fruits and Vegetables, If You want A Healthy-Looking<br />Owning a healthy skin is every girls' dream. Recent study found that a variety of&nbsp; lotions contained <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">chemical additives</a> or take sunbath can not guarantee you have a healthy face, while eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables is the best way to help you build a healthy looking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zMEZyr1utFU/TqZ188eAeYI/AAAAAAAAAUM/IVpHP32xmG8/s1600/Eating+More+Fruits+and+Vegetables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zMEZyr1utFU/TqZ188eAeYI/AAAAAAAAAUM/IVpHP32xmG8/s320/Eating+More+Fruits+and+Vegetables.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Many people love what they consider a suntan's healthy glow. But the color you get from eating vegetables might be the most attractive glow of all. That’s according to research in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour.<br /><br />Researchers controlled the diet and evaluated the skin color of 82 participants for eight weeks. Those who ate more fruits and vegetables had a yellower hue to their skin. That tone comes from carotenoids in the fruit and veggies, which are linked to better immune defenses and reproductive health.<br /><br />In related studies, the scientists recruited volunteers to look at photographs of 51 faces. They could manipulate the colors of the face to increase the darkness or the yellow tones. They were asked to adjust the colors until the faces looked to be what the subjects considered the most healthy. And the majority preferred a yellowish tone, like that produced by carotenoids. This held true for Caucasians in the U.K. and black Africans in South Africa.<br /><br />The researchers say the preference could be a gauge of vigor - many animals let their health be known to potential mates through vibrant coloration. So eating more fruits and vegetables if you want your face to advertise your fitness.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/10/eat-more-fruits-and-vegetables-if-you.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-24772607698734847842011-09-22T01:32:00.000-07:002011-09-22T01:36:32.314-07:00A New Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) opened in UK<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOZYLr7nXC8/TnryHm7aInI/AAAAAAAAAUA/gMxRIpwMwoQ/s1600/polymer+additive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOZYLr7nXC8/TnryHm7aInI/AAAAAAAAAUA/gMxRIpwMwoQ/s1600/polymer+additive.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tOZYLr7nXC8/TnryHm7aInI/AAAAAAAAAUA/gMxRIpwMwoQ/s200/polymer+additive.jpg" width="200" /></a>The University of Exeter opened its Center for <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">Additive</a> Layer Manufacturing (CALM), which features machines that can work with several materials to allow for a huge range of possibilities in potential products. The first facility of its kind in the UK, the Center offers the EOSINT P800 laser sintering system from EOS, which can build parts at temperatures up to 385°C and enables production using high-performance polymers, such as PEEK.<br /><br />The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company N.V. (EADS) supports CALM, which is in part financed by the EU and the European Regional Development Fund under the competitiveness operating program (£1.5 million).<br /><br />The partnership enables the University of Exeter to provide additive manufacturing facilities for the southwest of the UK, further helping to raise awareness for a technology that is currently shifting paradigms in design and manufacturing, says Dr. Hans J. Langer, founder and CEO of EOS. The company also looks forward to expanding the use of the PEEK material, which is being processed on the P800, in the aerospace, medical and motorsports arena.<br /><br />High performance materials, including PEEK, are mechanically strong and wear-resistant in the toughest of operating environments. Parts made of PEEK are being developed as an alternative to metals for applications including aerospace parts and medical instruments. As a result, the manufacturing process for prototypes and products is being simplified.<br /><br />Businesses that are producing prototypes and developing products can now benefit from this pioneering £2.6 million facility at the University of Exeter. The facility will enable businesses, entrepreneurs and researchers to harness the potential of additive manufacturing. The centre is offering heavily subsidised rates to SMEs in Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire and Cornwall, giving smaller businesses access to world-class facilities at affordable prices.<br /><br />With this EOS manufacturing technology, complex or bespoke parts and complete products can be created by building them up one layer at a time via laser sintering, thus significantly reducing the time it takes to get a product from the design stage into market. Businesses will also benefit from the technical expertise of CALM staff, gained through their experience in industry.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/09/new-centre-for-additive-layer.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-35495562062713269092011-08-15T00:54:00.000-07:002011-08-15T01:03:44.564-07:00Harmful Food Additives Found at Snacks and Beverages in Taipei Teashops<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cue:</span>Sometimes our vision clears only after our eyes are washed away with tears.
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<br />A random sampling revealed that some of the ingredients added to snacks and beverages sold at shops in Taipei failed a test for a problematic additive, Taipei City health officials told a press conference yesterday.
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<br />The city’s Department of Health randomly inspected 54 ingredients often added to drinks and sweets sold at teashops, and found three of them did not meet regulations, constituting a 5.6 percent failure rate.
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<br />The three items were found to contain high levels of sorbic acid, a type of food preservative that is unfit for consumption, Food and Drug Division Director Chen Li-chi said.
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<br />The ingredients found to be unsafe were marble-sized black tapioca balls, taro beads and konjac, a long strand of chewy jelly consumed throughout Asia.
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<br />Officials have ordered that sales of the three products cease and any stocks be destroyed. They also fined the suppliers of one of the products, who was registered in the city.
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<br />Since the other two manufacturers who provided the unsafe items are not located in Taipei, the city government has forwarded the case on to the appropriate jurisdictional authorities, Chen said.
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<br />The officials called for food manufacturers to regulate themselves according to the Act Governing Food Sanitation and reminded the public that violators face fines between NT$30,000 and NT$150,000.
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<br />Results of future food inspections will also be posted on the health agency’s Web site, the officials said.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Digression:</span>Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
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<br />Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-92072051899068515352011-07-13T01:42:00.000-07:002011-07-13T02:02:31.643-07:00New Additives Make the Oil Changes ChangingAdvances in oil and automotive technology mean the old oil change rule "you should change your car's oil every 3,000 miles" no longer applies.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jkk-swLhC-M/Th1dPAWOKEI/AAAAAAAAATU/yCM97GVEIiY/s1600/New%2BOil%2BAdditives%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditive.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jkk-swLhC-M/Th1dPAWOKEI/AAAAAAAAATU/yCM97GVEIiY/s400/New%2BOil%2BAdditives%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628757621655611458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The reason oil needs changed is because it gets dirty and the additives inside get used up, just as they're designed to do. But by the late 80's, big changes in car manufacturing made them much cleaner.<br /><br />Now, drivers can go 5,000 to 7,000 miles between oil changes, and some models can go as long as 20,000 miles.<br /><br />The reason oil needs changed is because it gets dirty, and the additives inside get used up, just as they're designed to do, but by the late 1980s, big changes in car manufacturing made them much cleaner.<br /><br />"We were carbureted then, we're fuel injected now. The rings are better now. We have better engines, better metal, so we do not get the contaminants and the sludge in the oil like we used to," said Joe Smith, automotive instructor.<br /><br />Some companies are introducing re-refined oil because oil never wears out. Re-refined oil is used oil that's cleaned with new additives added back in.<br /><br />"All the oil manufacturers have to meet a standard for oil, but they can meet a minimum standard or, if their oil's more expensive, they could increase their additive package because that's the most expensive part of the oil," said Richard Augustus, fuel engineer.<br /><br />In fact, the better the additive package in oil the longer you can go without a change.<br /><br />In the long run, it could actually save you money.<br /><br />Chemists inside the BG lab in Wichita, KA, work diligently to mix and test additives, constantly keeping up with newer and tougher regulations by the American Petroleum Institute.<br /><br />"There are numerous additives that are formulated into the oil. Those include detergents; those include anti-wear additives, antioxidants and dispersants. These different additives all have different functions," said Dustin Willhite, BG director of technology.<br /><br />These changes have brought about many different oil types, such as semi-synthetic or full-synthetic. The way you know what's best for your car is a combination of letters and numbers, which are clearly stated in all owners' manuals.<br /><br />In the small print, some manufacturers require a specific brand of oil be used.<br /><br />"Basically, you have to use that manufacturer's oil, or else they void your warranty," Smith said.<br /><br />Let's talk price. Is it true that you get what you pay for? In most cases, yes.<br /><br />“All the oil manufacturers have to meet a standard for oil but they can meet a minimum standard or, if their oil's more expensive, they could increase their additive package because that's the most expensive part of the oil,” said Fuel Engineer, Richard Augustus.<br /><br />In fact, the better the additive package in oil the longer you can go without a change. So in the long run, it could actually save you money.<br /><br />And the science behind these additives is nothing to sneeze at.<br /><br />The best advice? Do your homework. Know what your car needs and be diligent with your maintenance. It's a small price to pay to keep your engine clean and your wallet full.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/07/new-additives-make-oil-changes-changing.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-66056535385320431582011-06-20T22:27:00.000-07:002011-06-20T22:57:04.429-07:00Experts Query Use of Rice AdditivesIn China, Some food safety experts have expressed doubts about the use of additives in rice, although officials said they are free from potential safety hazards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gXU5xi_8lY/TgAwJ-9FfFI/AAAAAAAAATE/jHc-_2KCu_A/s1600/Rice.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gXU5xi_8lY/TgAwJ-9FfFI/AAAAAAAAATE/jHc-_2KCu_A/s400/Rice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620545283034545234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In response to media reports questioning the revised National Standard for Food Additives, the Ministry of Health issued a statement on Saturday, saying two additives - sodium diacetate and chitosan - were permissible for rice, and that a thickening agent - sodium starch phosphate - can be used in some rice products, such as rice noodles.<br /><br />In the statement, Wang Zhutian, deputy director of the Fortified Food Office (FFO) under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said sodium diacetate is a widely used preservative in grain, rice and pastry, and chitosan is a coating agent used in rice. Both can help retain freshness and prevent mildew.<br /><br />The revised regulation, issued early this month, comes into force on June 20.<br /><br />"The two additives were allowed in rice before 2007, and they passed the safety assessment," Chen Junshi, director of the office, told China Daily on Sunday.<br /><br />However, some food experts warned that using additives in rice might put food safety at risk, Beijing News reported on Friday.<br /><br />One expert who wished to remain anonymous was less convinced.<br /><br />"Rice is a staple food in China as well as a major ingredient for other food products. We must treat the use of rice additives with great caution," the expert was quoted by the newspaper as saying.<br /><br />Other experts also questioned the need for additives in rice.<br /><br />"According to the standards for using additives, a substance is used when it is technically indispensable. If rice is rot-resistant without additives, they should not be added," said Sang Liwei, a food-safety lawyer and the China representative of the NGO Global Food Safety Forum.<br /><br />"I have worked in the grain industry for many years, but never heard of the practice of adding additives to rice during processing. There is no need," a technical veteran with the Food Research Institute of Guangdong province, surnamed Guo, was quoted on Saturday by Guangzhou-based Information Times as saying. According to Guo, there are two ways of packaging grain products in China to keep the rice fresh: vacuum packaging and aerating nitrogen into the packaging bags.<br /><br />"It is easy, safe and inexpensive to retain the freshness of rice," Guo told the paper.<br /><br />The revised national standard sought opinions from July to September last year, but officials said they did not receive any objections, so the additives were included on the final list.<br /><br />"According to the procedure, if someone files an objection, the health department will examine and decide whether to exclude the additive," Chen said.<br /><br />The standards can also be changed at any time if there are objections from the industry.<br /><br />"If any rice manufacturer objected to the use of the additives, the health authority will take advice from other businesses and the industry, and make changes in the standard accordingly," Chen said.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/06/experts-query-use-of-rice-additives.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-2296304489228245822011-05-23T00:59:00.000-07:002011-05-23T01:05:49.698-07:00Bloody Mary Preparation Recipe Open to The Public<span style="font-weight: bold;">[Guide]</span> Bloody Mary is a low alcohol wine among cocktail, its bright red color together with a touch of salt savors, that make people feel a taste of a bloody existence. The reason why this cocktail is become so popular today, it is because in the West, Bloody Mary is a psychic game that very popular in young people, while in China, people usually go to bars, but very few people will try this cocktail.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJn5qEL3tMQ/TdoUguD9XNI/AAAAAAAAASw/t3OJl7r7yQ0/s1600/Bloody%2BMary.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJn5qEL3tMQ/TdoUguD9XNI/AAAAAAAAASw/t3OJl7r7yQ0/s400/Bloody%2BMary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609818838196378834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />2011 is the International Year of Chemistry. So scientists at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim raised a glass. (Or a beaker.) And they celebrated as only chemists can—by carefully analyzing its contents. [Neil Da Costa, "Flavor chemistry of the "Bloody Mary" cocktail"<br /><br />The drink they dissected was the Bloody Mary, perhaps the world’s most chemically complex cocktail. A mix of tomato juice and vodka, along with lemon or lime, horseradish, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauces, black pepper and celery salt, the Bloody Mary packs a punch. And it lights up nearly our entire range of taste receptors, giving us sweet, salty, sour and savory.<br /><br />To find out the Bloody Mary’s secret, researchers shared one with a chromatograph, which identified the various compounds that contribute to the drink’s flavor and bouquet. The scientists turned up plenty of antioxidants, as well as a few bartending tips.<br /><br />First, make it fresh. The acids in tomato juice can degrade the drink’s other ingredients. Also, make it cold—ice slows the degradation. Use the best tomato juice --- the major source of flavor. But feel free to cheap out on the vodka. Its taste gets lost in the complex mix. In other words, chemists say to save the Grey Goose for other experiments.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/05/bloody-mary-preparation-recipe-open-to.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-87144145855112312292011-04-18T23:28:00.000-07:002011-04-18T23:39:26.086-07:00Diesel Price Raise Link to 5% Bio-Additive<p></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QO7hnUdwbRg/Ta0tzi5qxkI/AAAAAAAAASg/U2yS5IiuRC8/s1600/Diesel%2BPrice.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QO7hnUdwbRg/Ta0tzi5qxkI/AAAAAAAAASg/U2yS5IiuRC8/s400/Diesel%2BPrice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597180275456656962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wwvaockz3x8/Ta0tZmgrvVI/AAAAAAAAASY/YqmOKzUcWTg/s1600/Diesel%2BPrice.jpg"><br /></a>Last week, fuel and diesel prices on the European stock markets were relatively stable. Fuel prices increased to USD 1,115 (LVL 540) per ton, while diesel dropped to USD 1,050 (LVL 510) per ton, informs LETA.<br /><br />But fuel stations have started to sell summer diesel, however, its price could grow due to the obligatory 5% bio-<a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>, which costs 43% more than fossil diesel, the Statoil Latvija spokesman, Kaspars Skrabans, informed the business information portal Nozare.lv.<br /><br />The bio-additive currently costs slightly more than USD 1,500 (LVL 739).<br /><br />Fuel and diesel prices are still affected by the political instability in Libya, the positive macroeconomic data in China and the United States as well as Russia's announcement that it could increase the export tax on oil products.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/04/diesel-price-raise-link-to-5-bio.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-63221616460977670522011-03-18T00:12:00.000-07:002011-03-18T00:37:24.106-07:00China's Largest Meat Processor Shuanghui Group Apologized Over Additive Scandal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dbj3OPXI_BI/TYMKKTcPUXI/AAAAAAAAASI/n7412TLvLJ0/s1600/China%2Blargest%2Bmeat%2Badditive%2Bscandal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 263px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dbj3OPXI_BI/TYMKKTcPUXI/AAAAAAAAASI/n7412TLvLJ0/s400/China%2Blargest%2Bmeat%2Badditive%2Bscandal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585319135003234674" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:donotrelyoncss/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>7.8 磅</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:spaceforul/> <w:balancesinglebytedoublebytewidth/> <w:donotleavebackslashalone/> <w:ultrailspace/> <w:donotexpandshiftreturn/> <w:adjustlineheightintable/> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:普通表格; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <div color="-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext" style="border-width: medium medium 2.25pt; border-style: none none double;">China's largest meat processor Shuanghui Group apologized Wednesday after an illegal additive was allegedly found in meat products in an affiliate of the company.<br /><br />Jiyuan Shuanghui, China's largest meat processor Shuanghui Group apologized Wednesday after an illegal additive was allegedly found in meat products in Jiyuan Shuanghui, a subsidiary company of Shuanghui Group in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province. The group ordered Jiyuan Shuanghui to halt operations and sent a deputy general manager to the company to impose corrective measures.<br /><br />Nineteen pigs in central China's Henan Province have tested positive to having a banned additive in their urine, the city government said Thursday. Out of 689 pigs awaiting slaughter and processing by Jiyuan Shuanghui Food Co., Ltd, 19 tested positive to having Clenbuterol, an illegal additive poisonous to humans, according to a Jiyuan city government statement.<br /><br />The Ministry of Agriculture sent a team to Henan Province on Tuesday to investigate, and the provincial government ordered 16 pig farms to halt pig and pork sales and sealed feedstuff suspected to contain the additive.<br /><br />The city government is also investigating more than 1,300 pig farms and 130 feed and vet drug stores, said the statement. No results have been disclosed yet.<br /><br />Li Changqing, general manager of Xinda Husbandry Company based in Henan, said the case would severely damage the whole industry.<br /><br />"The Clenbuterol case would definitely affect consumers' confidence in purchasing meat products," Li said. "Corrective measures should be introduced immediately to avoid consequences like those that damaged the dairy industry following the melamine scandal."<br /><br />In Nanjing City, capital of nearby Jiangsu Province, the local government suspended operations Thursday of Xingwang Slaughter House after pigs believed to be from Henan tested positive to Clenbuterol.<br /><br />Authorities also tested pigs in 35 other slaughter plants and 38 pig farms in Nanjing but no tests results were positive.<br /><br />The tests came after media reports alleging that Jiyuan Shuanghui Food Co., Ltd., purchased pig fed containing Clenbuterol.<br /><br />Clenbuterol is a chemical that can be fed to pigs to prevent them from accumulating fat. It is banned as an additive in pig feed in China because it can end up in the flesh of pigs and is poisonous to humans if ingested.<br /><br />According to biological experts, humans can suffer from nausea, headaches, limb tremors and even cancer after eating food containing Clenbuterol.<br /><br />The Clenbuterol pork meat scandal has caused consumers all over China to express concern and disappointment in the processor giant.<br /><br />"I always bought Shuanghui's ham sausages thinking the brand was the most reliable in China, but now, I don't know which brand I should trust," said a 28-year-old woman in Beijing.<br /><br />Jiyuan Shuanghui is under Shuanghui Group, China's largest meat processor with total assets of over 10 billion yuan (1.52 billion U.S. dollars). The Henan-based group has factories in 12 provinces throughout China, producing cooked meat products such as sausage, and also has branches in Japan, Singapore, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea, according to its website.<br /><br />Tags: China, meat additive, Shuanghui Group, additive scandal, food additive, pork meat scandal,Clenbuterol pork<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/03/china-largest-meat-additive-scandal.html">About Additive</a><br /><br /></div>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-90923501314297531332011-02-15T23:06:00.000-08:002011-02-15T23:14:39.267-08:00High Blood Pressure due to HFCS, a Commonly-found Food Additive<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-msrdDZNgO6c/TVt4Y8pye5I/AAAAAAAAARw/TayCbG-wO_4/s1600/Yogurt%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditives.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-msrdDZNgO6c/TVt4Y8pye5I/AAAAAAAAARw/TayCbG-wO_4/s1600/Yogurt%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditives.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 362px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-msrdDZNgO6c/TVt4Y8pye5I/AAAAAAAAARw/TayCbG-wO_4/s400/Yogurt%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditives.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574181333794716562" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span>A University of Colorado study found that even people who eat a healthy, low-sodium diet may be at risk of high blood pressure due to a commonly-found food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which is found in almost all processed, prepared, or packaged foods, was shown to increase blood pressure by up to 32%.<br /><br />According to the study, HFCS causes inflammation in the bloodstream which causes the blood vessel walls to tighten, resulting in blood pressure increases. Even people who ate a healthy diet with periodic ingestion of HFCS experienced the blood pressure increase.<br /><br />While HFCS can be listed as corn syrup, fructose, high fructose sweetener, natural sweetener, or other type of sweetener on the label of foods, it is still the same health-damaging sweetener. Even foods that claim to be “natural” can include HFCS. Only fresh whole foods or foods that are labeled “100% organic” are devoid of HFCS.<br /><br />It can be found in almost any foods but is common in most types of soda, and processed foods labeled “low-fat” or “non-fat”. Most food manufacturers add high-fructose corn syrup to add flavor when they make fat-reduced foods and HFCS happens to be extremely cheap.<br /><br />Some surprising sources of HFCS include:<br /><br />- Yogurt<br /><br />- Baby Food<br /><br />- Granola and Granola Bars<br /><br />- Cereal (even so-called healthy cereals or cereals intended for children)<br /><br />- Salad dressing<br /><br />- Condiments<br /><br />- Crackers<br /><br />There’s another problem with HFCS: most corn and corn-derived foods on the market are made with genetically-modified (GM) corn. While there still isn’t much testing on the effects of consuming GM-foods (and certainly no long-term tests), early tests show many negative health consequences.<br /><br />While high-fructose corn-syrup contains fructose, there’s no reason to be concerned about eating fructose as it is found in fresh fruits. Research shows that consuming fruit does not negatively impact blood pressure, and may even improve it.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/02/high-blood-pressure-due-to-hfcs.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-64835164277544293902011-01-13T00:21:00.000-08:002011-01-13T00:30:08.405-08:00How to Eat Healthier? Let's talk about Food Additive too<span style="font-weight: bold;">Guide:</span> Oxidation (b) benzoyl, with an appearance of white or light yellow and shaped in thin cone, as well as tastes slightly bitter just like bitter almond. Oxidation (b) benzoyl is a strong oxidizer, unstable, combustible. Oxidation (b) benzoyl can play the role of bleaching and antiseptic on flour. And at the same time, calcium peroxide (a type of food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>) can also be used as a preservative.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TS62TmHIbTI/AAAAAAAAARk/rtcARYl9IsQ/s1600/Flour%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditive.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TS62TmHIbTI/AAAAAAAAARk/rtcARYl9IsQ/s400/Flour%2B-%2BAbout%2BAdditive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561583037613370674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Ministry of Health is asking public opinion on a proposed ban on two flour whitening agents.<br /><br />There has been public concern over the safety of the two food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a>: benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide.<br /><br />The ministry will seek public input until Dec 30. But an ongoing online poll by sina.com has shown that more than 90 percent of the 31 thousand respondents supported the ban.<br /><br />Zhu Yi, associate professor at the Nutrition Engineering Institute at China Agricultural University says the two bleaching agents may pose health risks.<br /><br />"Benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide are the main components of the bleaching agents. Benzoyl peroxide can create sodium benzoate during manufacturing process. This is an antiseptic and is confirmed to harmful to the liver. Plus, benzoyl peroxide is a medicine to treat skin disease. According to related laws, medicine is not allowed in food. In this aspect, it's inappropriate to use the <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a>. The oxidants could also damage flour's nutrients, such as beta-carotene."<br /><br />Zhu Yi says, in some developed countries, food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a> like benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide are allowed within limits.<br /><br />"Benzoyl peroxide is banned in EU countries. But the US haven't put limits on using it. In Canada, there is a limit, about 150 milligram per kilogram. In China, the limit is 60 milligram per kilogram, lower than the standard. However, it's hard to make the dose equally distributed in products especially for some small- and medium-sized flour companies in rural areas. Those companies may easily overuse this <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>. So, banning it is a reasonable choice."<br /><br />Zhu Yi adds if more consumers prefer choosing the foods' original color and flavor, rather than buying something that looks neat and pretty, the food enterprises will have less incentive to use food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a>.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2011/01/how-to-eat-healthier-lets-talk-about.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-79444607500929785662010-12-08T22:19:00.000-08:002010-12-08T22:28:11.593-08:00EU Expert: Probiotic Yogurt is Not Good for Intestinal Health<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TQB2bR5zZmI/AAAAAAAAARQ/WUUvBVnSsmQ/s1600/Probiotic%2BYogurt.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TQB2bR5zZmI/AAAAAAAAARQ/WUUvBVnSsmQ/s200/Probiotic%2BYogurt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548564951954843234" border="0" /></a>Probiotic yoghurt drinks and supplements don’t live up to their promises, according to an EU watchdog. They claim to boost your immune system and help digestion. It concluded there is no scientific proof that products such as Yakult have any health benefits at all.<br /><br />The watchdog dismissed more than 800 claims regarding the increasingly popular probiotic drinks, yoghurts and whey proteins, vitamins, supplements, ruling that suggestions the products could strengthen the body’s natural defences and reduce gut problems were either too general or could not be proven.<br /><br />The supposed health benefits of probiotic goods enable manufacturers to sell them at much higher prices than normal yoghurts and milkshakes.<br /><br />Earlier this year, the Advertising Standards Authority watchdog banned a TV advert for Actimel, manufactured by Danone, which suggested it stopped children falling ill. It ruled that the promotion was ‘misleading’ and its claim that the drink was ‘scientifically proven to help support your kids’ defences’ was not supported.<br /><br />Danone has subsequently dropped most of its claims that Activia yoghurts and Actimel drinks boost the immune system. But other probiotic firms claim the European watchdog has been unnecessarily rigorous.<br /><br />Last night, Yakult issued a statement saying the rejected claim was just one aspect of its research. A spokesman added: ‘The claim was supported by well-designed, double-blind, placebo-controlled human studies.‘In response to the EFSA opinion, the company wishes to discuss the evaluation process and this outcome with EFSA.‘With the benefit of further guidance, the company anticipates a positive EFSA opinion in due course.’<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2010/12/probiotic-yogurt-is-not-good-for.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-21307718217385296682010-11-04T23:35:00.000-07:002010-11-04T23:49:21.332-07:00EFSA Intend to Re-evaluate the Safety of Canthaxanthin as a Food Additive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TNOorLsHVkI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/brne3Bp_wCg/s1600/Food+Additive+-+About+Additive.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 209px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TNOorLsHVkI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/brne3Bp_wCg/s320/Food+Additive+-+About+Additive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535953826794133058" border="0" /></a>According to Flex-news reported that recently, the European Commission announced that the Panel on Food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">Additives</a> and Nutritional Assessment at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should re-valuate the safety of Canthaxanthin (E161g) as a food pigments, and publish the evaluation results on this food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>. In addition, the Commission also requested that the evaluation result should established based on the original assessment result.<br /><br /><br />It is understood that the United Nations Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) / World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">Additives</a> (JECFA) had already evaluated the safety of Canthaxanthin (E161g) in 1974, 1987 and 1995 respectively, and the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) also had evaluated the safety of Canthaxanthin (E161g) in 1983, 1987 and 1997 respectively, upon the assessment on this food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a> by these two committee, the daily intake (ADI) of Canthaxanthin (E161g) has been determined to be 0.03 mg / kg .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Remark:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Canthaxanthin (E161g) </span> is a kind of food pigment as carotenoid, which was mainly composed of β-carotene -4,4 '-dione, and a small amount of other carotenoids. Most of EU authorities has already approved the substance as a food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>, as a food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a> used in Saucissede Strasbourg, and the maximum daily intake is 15 mg / kg. Currently, this substance has also been approved as a animal feed <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a> by the EU.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2010/11/efsa-re-evaluate-safety-of.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-31644555718684021592010-10-10T23:59:00.000-07:002010-10-11T00:06:47.877-07:00European Food Safety Authority: Bisphenol A is Safe to Human<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TLK2NSAyoMI/AAAAAAAAAQg/pid_pHkHabo/s1600/Plastic+Baby+Bottles.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 204px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TLK2NSAyoMI/AAAAAAAAAQg/pid_pHkHabo/s320/Plastic+Baby+Bottles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526680032026730690" border="0" /></a>(Brussels, AFP) European Food Safety Authority announced on 5 October that Bisphenol A, which was widely used in the manufacturing of baby’s feeding bottles and other plastic containers is not harmful to human health.<br /><br />The scientific team under European Food Safety Authority said they "found no new evidence that can leading to change recommendations on "the tolerable daily intake of bisphenol A”. The EFSA recommended that as long as the intake quantity is as no more than the limit of 0.05 mg / kg body weight, bisphenol A is safe, it will not cause harm to human’s body.<br /><br />Bisphenol A is widely used in polycarbonate plastics manufacturing industry as a plastic <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a>, which includes inner coatings of plastic baby bottles and metal cans. As for there are suspicion on bisphenol A may be harmful to human health, the French have banned the sale of baby bottles containing Bisphenol A and other similar chemicals, while Denmark banned the use of Bisphenol A in manufacturing materials will be touched by children food from 0 to 3 years.<br /><br />Originally Posted: <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2010/10/european-food-safety-authority.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-51447232696427362302010-09-06T22:58:00.000-07:002010-09-06T23:08:29.726-07:00UK Food Safety Authority Called for More Studies on The Safety of Food Additives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TIXVxtgDAiI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/1zybbbA1fXM/s1600/Safe+Food+Additive.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TIXVxtgDAiI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/1zybbbA1fXM/s320/Safe+Food+Additive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514048368789357090" border="0" /></a>Recently, the British Food Safety Authority appealed to the food industry, called for studies on food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a>, E. coli O157 and consumer attitudes toward this, and to take relevant measures to arouse people’s concern on the food safety, thus to ensure food safety.<br /><br />The first study was aimed to promote the public's attitude to food safety and related activities. Through the analysis of existing data to find and make sure the deficiency of the available evidence, to promote understanding and development of food and social awareness.<br /><br />The second project of the authority is to develop a new method of detecting <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a> contained in foods, which include saccharin, aspartic acid phenylalanine methyl ester, chloral saccharose and other food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additives</a>. The method will be applied with analysis of the general level of food <a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/">additive</a> using, thus to ensure its safe use.<br /><br />The last project is commissioned by the Scottish Food Standards Agency, jointly by the FSA and Defra. The aim is to use the existing methods to control the transmission of E. coli O157, which will help to reduce the spread of cattle pathogens to other animals, thereby reducing the risk of people infection.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Originally Posted: </span><a href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2010/09/uk-food-safety-authority-called-for.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">About Additive</span></a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631237747879895369.post-8487609220296801642010-08-03T00:05:00.000-07:002010-08-03T00:16:05.459-07:00Drink Beverages Contained Additives often may Induce Asthma in Children<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TFfAwYJnpCI/AAAAAAAAAPw/StnOtHxmTZ0/s1600/Children+Beverages+contained+Additives+-+About+Additives.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GBhTpT6kqyk/TFfAwYJnpCI/AAAAAAAAAPw/StnOtHxmTZ0/s320/Children+Beverages+contained+Additives+-+About+Additives.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501077407205401634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">The experts found that the incidence of bronchial asthma in children has increased, in many areas the rate is up to about 5%. According to the research, the increased incidence of asthma was partly caused by environmental pollution of the outside, it is inseparable to excessive consumption of various synthetic drinks and beverages.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">At present drinks and beverages sold in the market is various. Generally, all of them are contain a variety of additives made of chemical substances. To prevent deterioration, preservatives were added generally. When children drink too many beverages contained additives, which will make many chemicals stored in the tissues and organs, then become allergens, directly affect the physiological functions and activities of many enzymes in the body, and results in declination of the immune function, thus causing asthma or other allergies disease.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">U.S. Professor Fan Geer who has engaged in scientific research for many years confirmed that the synthetic pigments, such as fragrances can cause a variety of allergies, for example asthma, urticaria, skin itching and so on. He had encountered some children with allergic asthma, and tried all ways to treat them but failed, but when they stopped drinking foods and beverages contained additives, the diseased children become recovered soon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Therefore, young parents, you’d best to lead your children drink few beverages contained a variety of chemical additives, and let them drink more natural fruit juice or eat fresh fruits.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Originally Posted: </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.aboutadditive.com/2010/08/drink-beverages-contained-additives.html">About Additive</a>Sebastian Coehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972715648751520151noreply@blogger.com1